On the uniformity of software evolution patterns

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 106-113

  Barry, Evelyn J ^a   Kemerer, Chris F ^b   Slaughter, Sandra A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; LEGACY SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE EVOLUTION PATTERNS; SOFTWARE VOLATILITY VECTORS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0038601917     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/icse.2003.1201192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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